Time required to start a business in East Timor
East Timor: Time required to start a business was 13 days in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Time required to start a business in East Timor, 2004–2019
Source: Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in days.
Analysis
East Timor recorded 13 days for time required to start a business in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 91.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, time required to start a business in East Timor peaked at 167 days in 2004 and was at its lowest, 13 days, in 2017.
That places East Timor 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Time required to start a business in East Timor, year by year
| Year | days | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 167 days | — |
| 2005 | 167 days | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 167 days | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 158 days | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 157 days | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 157 days | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 110 days | -29.9% |
| 2011 | 94 days | -14.5% |
| 2012 | 94 days | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94 days | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 15 days | -84.0% |
| 2015 | 14 days | -6.7% |
| 2016 | 14 days | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 13 days | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 13 days | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 13 days | +0.0% |
East Timor compared with similar countries
- East Timor's 13 days is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 15 days, 87% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- East Timor's 13 days is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 12.8 days, 1.0× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 162.17 days | 157 days | 167 days | 6 |
| 2010s | 47.4 days | 13 days | 110 days | 10 |
Countries ranked near East Timor
More reference data data for East Timor
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.1569 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure left on 112.76 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure Management 75.64 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - Manure applied 41.57 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O (AR5) - IPCC Agriculture 249.78 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.0888 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 0.6476 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.0468 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.012 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 0.9426 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is time required to start a business in East Timor?
- Time required to start a business in East Timor was 13 days in 2019, according to Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest time required to start a business recorded in East Timor?
- The highest recorded value was 167 days in 2004.
- What is the lowest time required to start a business recorded in East Timor?
- The lowest recorded value was 13 days in 2017.
- How does East Timor rank for time required to start a business?
- East Timor ranks 83rd out of 188 countries with data for 2019.
- Is time required to start a business rising or falling in East Timor?
- Over the last ten years it is down 91.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this East Timor data come from?
- The figures come from Doing Business project, World Bank (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Time required to start a business. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Number of calendar days needed to complete the procedures to legally operate a business.